INCREASING BEDBUG, CIMEX LECTULARIUS, INFESTATIONS IN KUWAIT | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 12, Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 415-418 PDF (174 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2013.94818 | ||
| Authors | ||
| OSAMA M.E. EL-AZAZY1; BAHJA AL-BEHBEHANI2; NADRA-ELWGOUD M.I. ABDOU3, 4 | ||
| 1Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, Veterinary Laboratories, PAAFR. | ||
| 2Department of Science, College of Basic Education, PAAET, Kuwait. | ||
| 3Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, Veterinary Laboratories, PAAFR.+ | ||
| 4Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Bedbug, Cimex lectularius, human infestations were reported in the State of Kuwait in the last 2 years. Eleven separate infestations from different localities were received at the Veterinary Laboratories indicating that bedbug is widespread in the State of Kuwait. There was circumstantial evidence to suggest the transfer of bugs with recent immigrants or used furniture. The spread of infestation can be attributed to the increase in migrant labor and their mobility inside the country. The increase in reported cases appears also consistent with a worldwide increase in bedbug infestations. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Kuwait; Cimex lectularius; Bedbug; Hemiptera; Human infestation | ||
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